10 Tri-Cities area restaurants and food truck fail food safety inspections

Annette Cary
·5 min read

The Benton Franklin Health District gave failing grades to 10 restaurants and other businesses selling food in the Tri-Cities area during food safety inspections Oct. 7-13.

The worst score was 100, the tally for seven of the more serious red violations at one business at an event.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 35 inspections, including awarding eight perfect scores.

In the district’s routine inspections, businesses or organizations that receive at least 35 points for the more serious red violations are required to have additional inspections and must meet a tougher standard on those.

To pass followup inspections, they must have fewer than 25 red points and fewer than 10 red points for previous issues.

Red violations are those most likely to cause food-borne illnesses, such as improper temperature control of food, lack of handwashing or bare-hand contact with foods.

Blue violations are low risk factors related to the cleanliness and physical condition of an establishment.

No notice is given before the inspections.

Inspection results are posted online so residents can look up the status and the details of any violations of individual restaurants or check other businesses.

Go to bit.ly/BFHDinspections. Click on the business name and then on the date of the inspection on the right half of the next page. Look for the “Violations” tab.

Failed inspections

Asian Garden, 1320 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Follow-up Oct. 10 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper cold holding.

Bruchi’s, 8903 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up Oct. 12 (20 Red, 3 Blue)

Notes: Not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food, improper cold holding.

Ethos, 702 The Parkway, Richland, Routine Oct. 13 (40 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Fuego Mexican Grill, 3911 W. 27th Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 9 (55 Red, 5 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food worker cards not 100%, improper hand washing, inadequate handwashing facilities, improper hot holding (130°F-134°F), improper cold holding (42-45°F).

Great Harvest Bread Co., 8378 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 12 (40 Red, 5 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food worker cards not 100%, inadequate handwashing facilities, not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food, improper cold holding (>45°F).

Holiday Inn Richland, 802 George Washington Way, Richland, Follow-up Oct. 10 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food, lacking a proper consumer advisory.

La Cabana Meat Market (Food service), 1501 W. Court St., Pasco, Follow-up Oct. 12 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, improper hot holding (<130°F).

Lucky Bao, Event, Routine Oct. 12 (100 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food worker cards not 100%, improper ill worker and conditional employee practices, bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods, inadequate handwashing facilities, raw meat improperly stored, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.

Opportunity Kitchen (Food service), 825 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine Oct. 10 (40 Red, 5 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control, inadequate handwashing facilities, not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food, improper shell egg handling practices, lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Taqueria El Molcajete, 321 Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 10 ( 65 Red, 5 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food worker cards not 100%, inadequate handwashing facilities, not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food, improper cooling procedures, improper cold holding (>45°F).

Passed inspections

Baja Seafood, Event, Routine Oct. 12 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Baskin Robbins, 2617 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Bruchi’s, 2615 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 10 (25 Red, 5 Blue)

Carniceria La Catrina, 2115 E. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine Oct. 9 (Commissary 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Food service 5 Red, 0 Blue) (Grocery 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 5 Red, 0 Blue)

Chapala Express, 7704 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 10 (20 Red, 5 Blue)

Chills Froyo, 2909 S. Quillan St., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 9 (15 Red, 5 Blue)

Chinook Middle School, 4891 W. 27th Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

CIAO Trattoria, 112 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Oct. 10 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Connell Food & Gas Mart (Food Service), 457 S. Columbia Ave., Connell, Follow-up Oct. 12 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Domino’s Pizza, 4707 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up Oct. 10 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Fiesta Foods (Deli), 115 S. 10th Ave., Pasco, Follow-up Oct. 9 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Fresh Picks, 8378 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 12 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Ground Support Coffee, Event, Routine Oct. 13 (0 Red, 15 Blue)

Headstart/Sunset Ridge, 6215 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine Oct. 13 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

John Mcloughlin Middle School, 2803 Road 88, Pasco, Routine Oct. 10 (0 Red, 8 Blue)

Lamb Weston (Mobile), Event, Routine Oct. 7 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Lincoln Elementary School, 4901 W 21st Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Los Pinos, 1504 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Follow-up Oct. 9 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Masala Indian Cuisine, 3321 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up Oct. 10 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

Miss Tamale, 701 The Parkway, Richland, Routine Oct. 13 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

North Franklin Eagles Basketball, 1100 W. Clark St., Connell, Routine Oct. 13 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

New Horizons High School, 2020 W. Argent Road, Pasco, Routine Oct. 13 (10 Red, 2 Blue)

Rollin, Event, Routine Oct. 7 (0 Red, 3 Blue)

Ruth Livingston Elementary School, 2515 Road 84, Pasco, Routine Oct. 10 (10 Red, 10 Blue)

Sage Crest Elementary School, 6411 W. 38th Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 10 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

Southridge High School, 3520 Southridge Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 10 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

Starbuck’s Coffee, 4008 W. 27th Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Stone Soup, 703 The Parkway, Richland, Routine Oct. 13 (20 Red, 0 Blue)

Subway, 1824 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Oct. 12 (10 Red, 10 Blue)

Taco Bell, 1825 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Oct. 12 (30 Red, 2 Blue)

Tacos Mi Casita, Event, Routine Oct. 12 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

The Farmer’s Daughter, 104 E. Weston St., Kahlotus, Routine Oct. 12 (5 Red, 0 Blue)